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♦ case (1) /keɪs/n.1 caso; occasione; situazione; eventualità; caso esemplare; esempio: in some cases, in alcuni casi; case by case, caso per caso; an extreme case, un caso estremo; a clear case of, un evidente caso di; We'll make an exception in your case, nel tuo caso faremo un'eccezione; My case is different, la mia situazione è diversa; a classic case of pearls before swine, un classico esempio di perle gettate ai porci NOTA D'USO: - casual, case o coincidence?-2 (med.) caso; (rif. a persona) caso, malato, paziente: ten cases of meningitis, dieci casi di meningite; a mental case, un malato mentale; The next case was a little girl, il caso (o il paziente) seguente era una bambina3 caso (poliziesco); inchiesta: a murder case, un caso di omicidio; The police are investigating the case, la polizia sta svolgendo indagini sul caso; to be on a case, occuparsi di un caso; to solve a case, risolvere un caso4 (leg.) causa; processo; caso giudiziario: court case, causa; processo; a libel case against «The Sun», una causa per diffamazione contro il «Sun»; divorce case, causa di divorzio; famous cases, cause celebri; the case before the court, la causa in giudizio; to lose [to win] a case, perdere [vincere] una causa; to dismiss a case, archiviare una causa (o un processo); The case will be heard next week, la causa sarà discussa la prossima settimana5 (leg.) tesi; argomenti e prove (pl.): the case for the defence [for the prosecution], la tesi della difesa [dell'accusa]; to have a good case, avere argomenti e prove valide; avere una pretesa fondata; He has no case, la sua posizione è indifendibile; la sua pretesa non è fondata6 argomenti (pl.); ragioni (pl.); motivi (pl.): a case for [against] st., argomenti a favore di [contro] qc.; to make out a good case for [against], portare buone ragioni a favore di [contro]; sostenere [attaccare] con argomenti forti; to state one's case, esporre le proprie ragioni; There is a strong case for restricting traffic in the town centre, ci sono ottime ragioni per limitare il traffico in centro7 (rif. a persona) tipo; caso: a hard case, un tipo difficile; un osso duro; a hopeless case, un caso senza speranza9 (gramm.) caso: object case, caso accusativo; genitive case, caso genitivo; nominative case, caso nominativo● case conference, riunione ( di insegnanti, assistenti sociali, ecc.) per discutere di un caso particolare □ (ling.) case grammar, grammatica dei casi □ case history, storia di un caso ( come parte di una casistica); (med.) anamnesi □ a case in point, un esempio significativo; un esempio calzante □ a case of mistaken identity, uno scambio di persona □ (leg.) case law, diritto giurisprudenziale, giurisprudenza ( complesso delle sentenze emesse in passato) □ (med.) case sheet, cartella clinica □ ( anche econ.) case study, studio di un caso specifico; studio analitico; (al pl., anche) casistica; (fig.) esempio istruttivo, caso esemplare □ case-study method, metodo dei casi specifici; casistica □ as is the case, come è; come avviene: Is voting compulsory here, as is the case in Australia?, è obbligatorio votare qui, come lo è in Australia? □ as the case may be, a seconda del caso □ ( slang USA) to be on sb. 's case, stare addosso a q., rompere q. (pop.); stressare q. (pop.) □ ( slang USA) to get off sb. 's case, lasciare in pace qc.; piantarla (fam.); smetterla di rompere (pop.) □ to make the case for st., fornire argomenti a sostegno di qc.; perorare una certa causa □ if that is the case, in tal caso; se le cose stanno così □ in any case, in ogni caso; a ogni modo; comunque □ in case, nel caso che; caso mai: In case you haven't heard, I'd better tell you…, nel caso tu non lo sappia, sarà bene che ti dica…; in case it rains, nel caso che piova; caso mai piovesse □ in case of, in caso di: in case of fire, in caso di incendio; in case of need, in caso di bisogno; al bisogno; all'occorrenza; occorrendo □ in that case, in tal caso □ It's a case of…, si tratta di; non c'è che…: It's a case of knowing when to stop, si tratta di sapere quando fermarsi □ just in case, non si sa mai: I'll buy some more sugar, just in case, compro dell'altro zucchero, non si sa mai □ I rest my case, (leg., a conclusione di un'arringa) ho concluso; (fig.) ho detto tutto, non ho altro da aggiungere □ should that be the case, se così fosse; in tal caso □ That is the case, le cose stanno proprio così □ That is not the case!, non è vero!; le cose non stanno così!♦ case (2) /keɪs/n.1 astuccio; fodero; custodia; cassetta; porta-: jewelry case, astuccio per gioielli; portagioielli; violin case, custodia di violino; cigarette case, portasigarette; glass case, vetrina; teca4 cassa; scatolone; ( di bottiglie) cassa (da 12): packing case, cassa da imballaggio; a grandfather clock in a mahogamy case, una pendola con la cassa di mogano; a case of Merlot, una cassa (di 12 bottiglie) di Merlot6 (bot.) involucro; baccello10 (tipogr.) cassa ( di caratteri); ( per estens.) carattere maiuscolo o minuscolo: lower case, minuscolo; upper case, maiuscolo11 (mecc.) ► casing, def. 2● ( di un libro) case binding, rilegatura in cartone; cartonatura □ case-bound, rilegato in cartone; cartonato □ (comput.) case sensitive, sensibile alle maiuscole/minuscole □ (mil., stor.) □ case shot, mitraglia ( da cannone).(to) case /keɪs/v. t.3 ( slang USA) fare una ricognizione di; studiare: to case the joint, fare una ricognizione sul posto ( di un colpo progettato). -
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Ⅰ.case1 [keɪs]cas ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (f)-(h) affaire ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (d) arguments ⇒ 1 (e) en tout cas ⇒ 2 au cas où ⇒ 3 en cas de ⇒ 41 noun(a) (instance, situation) cas m, exemple m;∎ it's a clear case of mismanagement c'est un exemple manifeste de mauvaise gestion;∎ it was a case of having to decide on the spur of the moment il fallait décider sur-le-champ;∎ we often hear of cases where companies go bankrupt nous entendons souvent parler de cas où des entreprises font faillite;∎ if it's a case of not having enough money si c'est une question d'argent;∎ to put the case clearly exposer clairement le cas ou la situation;∎ in the case of single mothers dans le cas des mères célibataires;∎ in that case dans ou en ce cas;∎ in these cases it's best to wait dans de telles circonstances, il vaut mieux attendre;∎ in this particular case en l'occurrence;∎ in which case auquel cas;∎ in your case en ce qui vous concerne, dans votre cas;∎ in Paul's case dans le cas de Paul;∎ in many/most cases dans beaucoup de/la plupart des cas;∎ in no case en aucun cas;∎ in some cases dans certains cas;∎ in the vast majority of cases dans la plupart des cas;∎ in nine cases out of ten neuf fois sur dix;∎ the current crisis is a case in point la crise actuelle est un exemple typique;∎ it's a case of now or never il s'agit de saisir l'occasion ou de faire vite;(b) (actual state of affairs) cas m;∎ can we assume that this is in fact the case? pouvons-nous considérer que c'est bien le cas?;∎ that is not the case in Great Britain ce ou tel n'est pas le cas en Grande-Bretagne;∎ as is often/usually the case comme c'est souvent/ordinairement le cas;∎ as the case or whatever the case may be selon le cas;∎ if such is indeed the case si tel est ou si c'est vraiment le cas(c) (investigation) affaire f;∎ it was one of Inspector Dupont's most difficult cases ce fut une des affaires les plus difficiles de l'inspecteur Dupont;∎ a murder/fraud case une affaire de meurtre/fraude;∎ the case continues affaire à suivre;∎ the case is closed c'est une affaire classée;∎ familiar to be on sb's case être sur le dos de qn;∎ familiar get off my case! fiche-moi la paix!;∎ a civil rights case une affaire de droits civils;∎ her case comes up next week son procès a lieu la semaine prochaine;∎ to try a case juger une affaire;∎ he won his case for slander (barrister) il a gagné le procès en diffamation; (plaintiff) il a gagné son procès ou il a eu gain de cause dans son procès en diffamation(e) (argument) arguments mpl;∎ there is no case against him aucune preuve n'a pu être retenue contre lui;∎ the case against/for the defendant les arguments contre/en faveur de l'accusé;∎ there is a good case against/for establishing quotas il y a beaucoup à dire contre/en faveur de l'établissement de quotas;∎ the union has a good case le syndicat a de bons arguments ou de bonnes raisons;∎ state your case présentez vos arguments;∎ there is a case to be answered here il ne faut pas négliger cette question;∎ to make (out) a case for sth présenter des arguments pour ou en faveur de qch∎ there have been several cases of meningitis recently il y a eu plusieurs cas de méningite récemment;∎ the hospital could only take the most serious cases l'hôpital ne pouvait s'occuper que des cas les plus graves;∎ all burns cases are treated here tous les grands brûlés sont traités ici∎ he's a real case! c'est un cas ou un phénomène!;∎ he's a sad case c'est vraiment un pauvre type∎ in any case I shan't be coming je ne viendrai pas en tout cas ou de toute façon;∎ in any case, that's not the point bref ou en tout cas, là n'est pas la question(b) (at least) du moins, en tout cas;∎ that's what I was told, or in any case was led to believe c'est ce qu'on m'a dit ou en tout cas ou ou du moins, ce qu'on m'a fait croire1 adverbau cas où;∎ I'll take my umbrella (just) in case je vais prendre mon parapluie au cas oùau cas où;∎ in case you think I'm bluffing au cas où tu croirais que je bluffe;∎ I kept a place for you, in case you were late je t'ai gardé une place, au cas où tu serais en retarden cas de;∎ in case of emergency/fire en cas d'urgence/d'incendie►► case conference étude f de cas (par un groupe de spécialistes);case grammar grammaire f des cas;case history antécédents mpl;case law jurisprudence f, droit m jurisprudentiel;case load (nombre m de) dossiers mpl à traiter;case notes dossier m;case study étude f de casⅡ.case21 noun(a) (container) caisse f, boîte f; (for bottles) caisse f; (for fruit, vegetables) cageot m; (chest) coffre m; (for jewellery) coffret m; (for necklace, watch) écrin m; (for camera, guitar, spectacles, cigarettes) étui m; (for pencils, geometry etc instruments) trousse f(b) (for display) vitrine f(d) Typography casse f(a) (put in box) mettre en boîte ou caisse∎ cased in ice couvert de glace∎ the robbers had thoroughly cased the joint les voleurs avaient bien examiné les lieux (avant de faire leur coup)►► case knife couteau m à gaine
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